Series synopsis
The Eccentric Family, also known as 有頂天家族 is a Japanese animation comedy drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 7, 2013. It ended on June 25, 2017. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Mai Nakahara and Hiroyuki Yoshino.
In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!
Premise
In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Yasaburou Shimogamo (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Yaichirou Shimogamo (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Yashirou Shimogamo (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yajirou Shimogamo (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Tousen Shimogamo (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Kaisei Ebisugawa (voice)
- Mamiko Noto as Benten (voice)
- Hideyuki Umezu as Mr. Akadama (voice)
Guest cast
- Makoto Yasumura as Bar Owner (voice)
- Eiji Takemoto as Pool Hall Owner (voice)
- Shuuya Nishiji as Kinkaku (voice)
- Kousuke Hatakeyama as Ginkaku (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Ando (voice)
- Motomu Kiyokawa as Konkobu Iwayasan (voice)
- Nobuo Tobita as Souun Ebisugawa (voice)
- Atsushi Ono as Ebisu (voice)
- Yutaka Aoyama as Bishamon (voice)
- Ryokichi Takahashi as Daikoku (voice)
- Takehiko Higuchi as Professor Yodogawa (voice)
- Bon Ishihara as Souichirou Shimogamo (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 7, 2013 | September 29, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 12 | April 9, 2017 | June 25, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goddess of the Noryoyuka Since the Heian era relocation, humans, tanuki, and tengu have maintained a delicate balance. But none of that matter as a young tanuki is tasked by an older tengu to deliver a dangerous letter. |
July 7, 2013 |
| 2 |
Mom and Raijin, God of Thunder Yasaburou visits Yajirou, who lives in the bottom of a well as a frog and forgot how to transform back into himself. When a storm comes, the three non-frog Shimogamo brothers race to help their mother, who is terrified of thunder. |
July 14, 2013 |
| 3 |
Yakushibou's Inner Parlor In order to uphold a Shimogamo family tradition, Yasaburou needs to do what Yaichirou could not and come up with a leisure cruiser for them to launch. He asks to borrow Yakushibou's flying inner parlor, but ends up having to make a dangerous deal with Benten. |
July 21, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Nidaime's Homecoming There are humans, tanuki, and tengu living in Kyoto. The tanuki, Yasaburou, had been going to a rundown apartment every day in order to take care of his master, the great tengu, Akadama-sensei. One day, Yasaburou goes to Nyoigatake with his little brother Yashirou in order to find some tsuchinoko... |
April 9, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Conjurer Tenmaya The day after the rather chaotic night, Yasaburou was watching over the antique shop when the owner suddenly came in and asked him to do a favor. Yasaburou heads over to the Teramachi Shopping District and a mysterious little ramen stand seems to have popped up on the roof of another shop without permission... |
April 16, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Scent of Europe One early summer day, Yasaburou goes with his mother to Tanukidani Fudouin Temple to see his grandmother to ask for a medicine that could cure Yajirou's inability to turn back into a tanuki. When he arrives, he finds his mother looking at the stone steps nostalgically. |
April 23, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 7, 2013 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2017 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |